Mookie Betts impresses at World Series of Bowling, rolls 224 in opening game Unlike the NFL, where some of us grew up thinking every good player also happened to be a professional bowler, we don't typically associate professional baseball players with bowling. There have been some good ones though. Former closer and MLB Network analyst Mitch Williams comes to mind immediately. He was … [Read more...]
Butler sits amid Celts' late 12-2 run despite plea
Butler sits amid Celts' late 12-2 run despite plea Nick Friedell, ESPN Staff Writer Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. 0 Shares print BOSTON -- Chicago Bulls swingman Jimmy Butler says … [Read more...]
Cardinals manager Mike Matheny is ready for a fight in the NL Central again
Cardinals manager Mike Matheny is ready for a fight in the NL Central again NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Winning any division in baseball isn't easy, but winning the best division in baseball, the NL Central, that's something else. And St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny knows that all too well. His Cardinals won 100 games last season, the most of any team in the game, more than any team in the … [Read more...]
Pep Guardiola celebrates 100th win at Bayern Munich
Pep Guardiola celebrates 100th win at Bayern Munich Pep Guardiola celebrated his 100th win as Bayern Munich coach as Robert Lewandowski scored both goals in Wednesday’s 2-0 Champions League win at Dinamo Zagreb. Bayern had already secured their place in the next round as Group F winners before the match at the Maksimir stadium in Zagreb which saw […] Photo credit: AFP. Pep Guardiola … [Read more...]
Batum’s triple-double pushes Hornets past Heat, into East’s No. 2 spot
Batum's triple-double pushes Hornets past Heat, into East's No. 2 spot Heading into the season, it looked like the Charlotte Hornets would need newly acquired swingman Nicolas Batum to consistently play like his best self — "the version of Batum that just decides to take over a game [as] the rule, not the exception" — to give them a chance to make the leap back to relevance they'd … [Read more...]
Done Deals: Mets add more infield depth, sign Asdrubal Cabrera for two years
Done Deals: Mets add more infield depth, sign Asdrubal Cabrera for two years This is The Stew's running list of trades and signings that happen during baseball's Winter Meetings. We'll update this post as news happens. For up-to-the-second chatter and rumors, be sure to check out our Winter Meeting tracker. WEDNESDAYMets sign veteran infielder Asdrubal Cabrera to two-year dealAfter missing … [Read more...]
Boxer Muhammad Ali appears to take jab at Trump over Muslim comments (Reuters)
Boxer Muhammad Ali appears to take jab at Trump over Muslim comments (Reuters) (Fixes typo in headline) WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Former boxing champion Muhammad Ali, one of the best-known U.S. Muslims, appeared on Wednesday to join the chorus condemning the proposal by Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump to temporarily stop Muslims from entering the country. "We as … [Read more...]
Hot Stove Digest: Yovani Gallardo is looking for a big deal
Hot Stove Digest: Yovani Gallardo is looking for a big deal Welcome to The Stew's Hot Stove Digest, our daily rundown of MLB news, rumors and gossip for Hot Stove season. Here you'll find a recap of all the day's action and other fun stuff from around the Internet. GET MONEY: Yovani Gallardo is reportedly looking for a four-year deal with an average annual salary of $15 million. … [Read more...]
White Sox pick up Brett Lawrie from Athletics for two minor-leaguers
White Sox pick up Brett Lawrie from Athletics for two minor-leaguers NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Chicago White Sox filled a massive hole Wednesday. The club acquired third baseman Brett Lawrie from the Oakland Athletics for minor-league pitchers Zachary Erwin and J.B. Wendelken. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle was first to break the news. Lawrie, 25, is coming off a season in which … [Read more...]
Heyman: Fernandez talks down to a 'flicker'
Heyman: Fernandez talks down to a 'flicker' NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Talks involving Marlins superstar pitcher Jose Fernandez were alternately described as "flickering" or "fading," as word was getting around at the Winter Meetings that nothing is hot involving Fernandez. The Marlins' best chance for a deal may have come in talks with the Diamondbacks, but once Arizona landed Shelby Miller in … [Read more...]